Make a wish!

The girls and I walked down to the fountain in our neighborhood yesterday. As soon as we got there Brylee said....

"I wanna throw something in the fountain!"

Not sure if she had ever really been to a fountain before but it was funny that was the first thing she thought to do. So we sat down and I told her that people throw coins into fountains while they make a wish. She asked "why" of course and I said "because it's fun!"

I guess that was my answer because that is why I think people do it...or maybe why I have done it in the past. I know that if I have an important wish (or prayer) then I must go to God but sometimes it is fun to just make a fun wish while you toss a coin in....just for fun :)

So Brylee made a wish and her wish was...."I wish for a princess crown and princess dress with my sissy!"

What a fun wish. I forgot to tell her the part about not telling your wish :)

I didn't make a wish but as we walked back I thought about what I might wish if I had 3 wishes. And in the season of my life, I think my wishes would be....

1. I wish that bad/tragic/sad things didn't happen to good people. I know that God works all things together for good, I do, but it is still hard to understand why bad things happen. Cancer....mothers losing babies...young parents taken too early....just hard for me to understand.

2. I wish that people would give other people the benefit of the doubt when they do something they don't like. I wish they (including myself) would see past someones action and look to their heart. When you do that you can love harder and move forward in relationships. Sometimes someones heart is hard to see, but it is worth taking the time to see it before you assume they meant to hurt you on purpose. So I guess I wish we could all take the time to see each others hearts....it would make life easier.

3. I wish I could make a way for my children to never hurt as they get older and start to see the world that we live in. It breaks my heart just thinking about it because I know that they will experience hurt and I wish I could change that.

But for now, I will just pray for all the things that I cannot change. That's all we can do right?! We can only wish for a moment and then we have to do our best with what we have. Grateful that God is faithful, He knows our hearts, He knows our wishes, and He will take care of us!

Happy weekend. What would your wish be?!